Defending WBA lightweight champion, Brandon Rios (27-0-1, 20 KOs) is not taking any shortcuts as he defends this Saturday against former two-time title challenger, Urbano Antillon (28-2, 20 KOs) at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California as part of a Showtime Championship Boxing feature. … [Read more...]
Brandon Rios: Prepared for War
by Charles Horgan Photos by Eli Leonard Tucked away in a tidy industrial complex in Westlake Village, CA, lightweight titleholder Brandon Rios sits on a decline bench. In both hands he holds a medicine ball, both arms fully extended as his new strength and conditioning coach, Henry Castro tries to push him back down. “Right now we’re done with the hard stuff,” Castro … [Read more...]
Rios and Antillon Battle, Saturday July 9
Defending WBA lightweight champion, Brandon Rios (27-0-1, 20 KOs) is not taking any shortcuts as he defends this Saturday against former two-time title challenger, Urbano Antillon (28-2, 20 KOs) at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California as part of a Showtime Championship Boxing feature. Rios is coming off a stellar 18-month run which saw him beat fellow prospects Jorge … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2010
2010, in a lot of ways, was a frustrating test of patience for boxing fans. With large periods of time where, literally, no significant fight action took place and with stars who have taken to just fighting once or twice a year, boxing surely seemed on the ropes. Not helping matters any was the general disgust created when the sport's two biggest draws, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Monday Rant
Another week begins and what better way to kick it off than with a nice, warm rant from my fortified cement bunker in the hills of Central Mexico... Rant #1: Top Rank's Latin Fury card Saturday was actually a pretty entertaining card-- Too bad only a small handful of boxing fans got to see it. At 50 bucks a pop and 3 weeks before Christmas, this was a tough sell even to the … [Read more...]